Posts Tagged ‘peace with God’
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK pt. 3 :)
Written by FAVORED1 on July 8, 2010 – 11:49 am -
Thursday, July 8, 2010
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins. He has showered His kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. God has now revealed to us His mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill His own good pleasure. And this is the plan: At the right time He will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for He chose us in advance, and He makes everything work out according to His plan. God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago. The Spirit is God’s guarantee that He will give us the inheritance He promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify Him. Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope He has given to those He called—His holy people who are His rich and glorious inheritance. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe Him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. Now He is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made Him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is His body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself.
[Ephesians 1:2-23]
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK pt. 3 
“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof”. He is rich all the way around. In addition to the “cattle on a thousand hills” (Psalm 50:10) , He is also rich in mercy, rich in goodness, rich in patience. Rich. He lacks nothing. Not only is He rich, but He is generous. It is His good pleasure to give to His children. The thing is, He is a good parent. He knows that ’blessings’ out of season can actually become a curse to our life. There are some affluent parents who give their children so much that it actually cripples them. Those children become spoiled, self-centered, lazy and arrogant. They develop a sense of entitlement that causes them to have warped sense of reality and lack compassion. They become destructive to themselves and others. Remember the old saying, “idle hands are the devils workshop”… we see that played out over and over in today’s media. There are good parents though, who give their children more than just material things (though they give them stuff as well
). They give them.. themselves. Love, time, care, attention, nurturing. They impart wisdom to them and a sense of responsibility and respect. These children generally grow up to be amazing people with a desire to give back. That is the way our Heavenly Father operates. He could make us all multi-millionaires tomorrow, but He knows chaos would ensue! Think about that. If God gave us everything we wanted, exactly when we wanted, what would we do? Would we continue to seek His face or would we be blinded and distracted by the stuff. Truthfully, there are some things I’m glad God did not give me when I asked for them… it would not have worked out for my good. God has used wisdom and experience to teach me that. In Him is all that we need. I was listening to Antwaun Stanley’s first project this morning and I fell in love with it all over again. The songs were honest and sweet. They spoke to having a real relationship with God. They came from a place of humility, surrender, curiosity, admiration and love. That is the relationship God wants with us. One that is not burdened down with fear, worry, sin and regret. He told us to come to Him and “reason” with Him. He is the answer to our “issues”, and He told us to cast our “care” on Him… Why? Because He cares for us. I received this repost from my sister-in-love” Michelle. It read:Today’s Battles, Tomorrow’s StrengthsBy Steven Furtick
This week’s topic: Faith In God One of my favorite Southern Baptist preachers, Johnny Hunt, once said that the only time he ever gets headaches is when he finds himself trying to fight today’s battles with tomorrow’s strength. I think Pastor Johnny was quoting another pastor when he said it. Come to think of it, the idea originated with Jesus:“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” -Matthew 6:34
God supplies all the strength we need to do all that He’s called us to do. But He rations this strength much in the same way He rationed manna to the children of Israel. He provides sufficient strength each day for the challenges of that day…and that day only. This strength doesn’t carry over from one day to the next. You either use it, or lose it. And He will not give you enough strength today for the confrontations, obligations, and challenges of next week, next month, or next year. That strength will be deposited in your account precisely when you need it, and not a moment before. If you’re stressed and overwhelmed today, check your strength supply. I’ll bet you have enough to get you through this day. And that’s all you need for now.
Scripture Of The Day:
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” – Matthew 6:34 (NKJV)
The Lord’s account is never overdrawn … we just need to upload what is in His account to ours…. and that Beloved is Good News!Y Stress? … U Blessed!Have A Fabulous DayRegina
“Show Me”, Antwaun Stanley“Worship You”, Antwaun Stanley“Reason”, Antwaun Stanley“Teach Me”, Antwaun Stanley“Let Go”, DeWayne WoodsStanding On His Promises”, Bishop Norman Hutchins“God’s Got A Blessing”, Bishop Norman Hutchins“Battlefield”, Bishop Norman Hutchins“Holy Ghost Power”, Chicago Mass Choir
Tags: kindness of God, peace with God, perception, Revelation
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Piece of God = Peace with God
Written by FAVORED1 on December 7, 2009 – 1:02 pm -
Monday, December 7, 2009
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father has sent Me, even so send I you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, Receive you the Holy Ghost…
(John 20:21-22)
Piece of God = Peace with God
), as well as the power to do it. It is interesting to me that the first words out of the mouth of the Lord was “Peace” and that His first action was to breath on them. He gave them the Holy Spirit… a piece of Himself. The onus was on them to receive what He gave them. Only by the power of the Holy Spirit could they have been enabled to go through what they went through. They were beaten, tortured, maligned, banished, imprisoned and killed for the name of Jesus… and they felt honored to do so. They knew the Truth, and the Truth had set them free from what men could do to them. They went from fearful to faithful. Their strength was increased. May God help us to have that same tenacity in times of trouble. To hold fast to our confession, and trust in the Lord no matter what is happening around us. This weekend I had what I like to call a teachable moment from on high. My daughter and I were coming home from church and encountered a road block. There had just been a five car accident, and the police diverted all traffic on that side. I am extremely unfamiliar with this particular area. Add that I was tired, it was late, dark and the roads were icy and you have a recipe for potential disaster. The GPS was inadvertently left home and no one I called could help me. I was completely lost. I could feel fear starting to rise in my heart, and knew that if I ‘lost it’ it would only make a bad situation worse… so I kept on driving…. I started out in Upper Marlboro Maryland and ended up 5 miles from Waldorf in my attempt to reach my destination… Southeast DC! I was going in the complete opposite direction! I turned around praying for the little green sign that would say “Washington“. I saw one… and then nothing but long dark lonely highway after that. I held on to the last sign I saw and kept straight. Eventually, I begin to enter into familiar territory and finally we made it home. A 25 minute trip took 2 hours! I was so grateful. The peace of God kept me, because a ‘piece’ of God is in me…
Tags: direction, Jesus breathed on His disciples, peace with God, the love of Jesus
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All In The Family
Written by FAVORED1 on September 9, 2009 – 8:13 am -
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
So we, being many, are one body in CHRIST, and every one members one of another [Romans 12:5]
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is CHRIST.
[1 Corinthians 12:12]
“Angels”, Richard Smallwoodhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBNofC1Ggc“He Reigns”, Kevin LeVarhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPDUvrKIRtY“A Heart That Forgives”, Kevin LeVarhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhr5iro0KVI“Here I Am”, Kevin LeVarhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJGD6qqPCo“You Are My Hiding Place”, Selahhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co6HXUN19AY“The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power”, CeCe Winanshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1YPUx3oNZs“Well Done”, Tye Tribbetthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeMiXvKGvwM“Ancient of Days’, Ron Kenolyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOe5GpqFJrE
“Today, I ask You Dear Jesus to meet me at the office door, and sit with me all day, with Your Holy Arm around my shoulder and Your Righteous Hand over my mouth when needed”
Tags: children of God, family, harmony, one in Christ, peace with God
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‘TESTIFY’
Written by FAVORED1 on September 3, 2009 – 9:15 am -
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last—salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger knowing that he has little time.”
[Revelation 12:10-12]
“Testify”
Good Morning Beloved,
The Bible is the living, breathing testimony of an all wise, all knowing, all powerful God. He looked down throughout the ages and placed snapshots of human history on paper. One writer in speaking of the acts of Jesus said that: And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. [John 21:25]
Testimony is powerful. In a court of law it could mean the difference between someones freedom and their imprisonment. The same is true in life in general. Someone else could be in a prison which we’ve already been freed from. We have the key and we need to share it with them. If we’ve been delivered from anything, God can use that very thing to bring deliverance to other people.
Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. [1 Corinthians 6:9-11 NLT]
Testimony can also be used to give somebody hope. To let them know that no matter the difficulty and struggle, God is still able. A single mom needs to know that these days of diapers, missed buses, financial problems, doctors’ appointments, report cards, phone calls, meetings with teachers, sickness, penny pinching, chauffeuring, tears, strong willed little darlins’, and yelling will be over all too soon. They need to see that on the other side, they will actually miss some of the darnedest things. Telling someone our testimony has another side benefit. As we tell others what God has done in our life in the past, it actually strengthens our faith that if He brought me through that ( … pause… praise break… HALLELUJAH!!!)
… He WILL bring us through whatever it is that we are in the midst of now!
…. and THAT Beloved is Good News!
U Blessed!
Have A Fabulous Day
Regina
“Testify”, Dottie Peoples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GCzJlhrRV4
“He Meant It For My Good”, Dottie Peoples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLABsFAxKb8
“This Morning When I Rose”, Mississippi Mass Choir w/ Mother Burke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwMzirVEyeg
“Come On In The Room”, Georgia Mass Choir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXMSAa1qW4
“Order My Steps”, GMWA Women of Worship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbjqUjeIGEA
“For Every Mountain”, Kurt Carr Singers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udkZus321a4
“I Almost Let Go”, Kurt Carr Singers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4W5G1kt3pY
“Can’t Give Up Now”, Mary Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKUg65Qnugg
“Revival In The Land”, Carmen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-VfBxR0uss
Tags: forgiveness, living will of God, peace with God, testify, testimony
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Be Kind To Goats :0)
Written by FAVORED1 on July 20, 2009 – 7:09 am -
Monday, July 20, 2009
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Good Morning Beloved!
Happy Monday!
Talk about something that goes against everything ‘natural’ within us. There are exceptions of course, but for most of us, when we’re mistreated our first inclination is NOT to bless them real good. ‘Bless them out’ maybe, but when somes really hurts us, I mean really hurts us we want revenge or at least justice. I remember when Tyler Perry’s ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman’ came out, there was a lot of debate. People were stuck on the “Mad Black Woman” part. They could’nt understand why she was mad. Unfortunately this story could have portrayed a woman of any ethnicity. You marry a man of very little means and stick by his side during extremely lean times. You work to put him through college and law school, and after he becomes successful and wealthy, he, his mistress and their kids callously kick you out of your house after 18 years. That would make anyone angry. My grandmother would have called him an ‘old goat’. I love the picture in the scripture verse. The sheep showed kindness, and fed the goat even though the goat mistreated him. God called us to live peaceably with each other. He called us to love…especially the ‘unlovely’. He did it and because He did it, He knows that we can do it. We have an advantage… His Spirit which enables us to do what we can’t in our strength. We should never be afraid to ask for help from the One from which all blessings flow. Great is our reward in heaven (and Praise God we get some stuff here too). People will try to take advantage of your kindness, but there is nothing wrong with setting boundaries. One of the most over-used phrases ever is “I thought they was a Christian”. It’s amazing how quick people are to throw that one out. A good reminder — being a Christian does not exempt us from trouble, but we have a hope in the midst of trouble. A promise and a peace that it will not last forever. Picture the three Hebrew boys in the fiery furnace … God did not stop the people from throwing them in the fire, but He walked with them in the middle of the fire and when they came out, the smell of smoke was not even on them. Some of us have been through some things that people don’t believe because we don’t carry the ’smell’ of where we’ve been on us. Christians get angry and the bible tells us to ’sin not’, but sometimes we do. When we miss the mark, we have an advocate with the Father in Christ Jesus and we can ask for and receive forgiveness. We experience pain, suffering, sickness and loss like everybody else, but we have a God who still heals. He still mends broken hearts. He still blesses. He still makes ways where there seem to be no ways. So whether we’re dealing with sheep, goats or sheep who act like goats… we need to love ‘em … keep pressing toward the mark, with our eyes on Jesus and live!
… that Beloved of God is Good News!
U Blessed,
Have A Fabulous Day
Regina
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“A Heart That Forgives”, Kevin LeVar and One Sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3VT2bMpoYY
“Let It Go”, Kirk Franklin & Toby Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ4uWwZMq5M
“Awesome God”, Kirk Franklin & Papa San
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3N3LCU-ck
“I Have A Friend (“JESUS”)”, Clint Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i3GMSY6Dp4
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Tags: be kind to goats, Jesus is Love, loving the unloveable, peace with God
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Under New Guard
Written by FAVORED1 on July 1, 2009 – 10:43 am -
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises? Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it. But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ. Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed. Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith. And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian. For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes. There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
[Galatians 3:21-28]
Under New Guard!
“The Power of One”, Israel Houghton & New Breed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlmOzJ4rGck
“No Limits”, Israel Houghton & New Breed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY3eMHwIaFk
“He Reigns”, Kevin LaVar and One Sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPDUvrKIRtY
“You Are God Alone”, Marvin Sapp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccpdk2bQF9M
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Tags: law of God, peace with God, under new guard
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His Peace…
Written by FAVORED1 on June 26, 2009 – 7:48 am -
Friday, June 26, 2009
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
[John 14:27]
Good Morning Beloved,
I love Jesus. I love the compassion He has. He knew that His time was drawing near to be offered up. He had been with His disciples for 3 years. They depended on Him. They had left their homes and businesses to follow Him. He let them know that He was not going to leave them completely alone. He told them that He was leaving them His peace, and the Father would be sending the ‘Comforter’ to them… the Holy Spirit. Of course they had no idea what He was talking about at the time, but He knew they would soon enough. All of them with the exception of John who was exiled to the isle of Patmos, was martyred for their faith in Him. He knew that extremely difficult days were ahead for them. In spite of, they all died, not only willingly, but felt honored to be counted worthy to die in His Name. We are blessed to live in a nation where we have the freedom to worship the True and Living God. We have no fear of armed guards coming into our churches and attacking us and putting us into prison for our faith. That is happening today in many places around the world. That Word is real for millions of persecuted believers all over the world. Peace is invaluable. Now, we do have issues and situations that rock our peace. There are so many tragic events all around us. Some people are afraid to ride the subway because of the crash here in DC, others are afraid of large crowds and malls because of various incidents around the country. Fear is an insidious thief. God has not given us the spirit of fear, so one guess where it came from.. you’re right, the enemy of our souls. The peace of God will squash fear. When I heard of the death of Ed McMahon I was sad. I felt like a piece of my childhood died with him. Some of my fondest memories of just hanging with my grandmother watching “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”, Lawrence Welk, Mike Douglas… yes .. that was how we rolled. Then, I heard of Farrah Fawcetts’ death from Cancer … another icon from my childhood, Charlies’ sweet Angel, but when Michael Jackson passed on the same day at 50 (only 9 years older than me) … I was stunned. The death toll this week of people I knew or knew of is unnerving. For people who we love and admire, they could live to be a 150 and their death would be too soon. My thoughts and prayers go out to not only the families and loved ones of these great people, but to all who have suffered loss recently. It is a reminder that life is brief. The bible describes our life as a vapor. It makes fulfilling our vision and walking towards our destiny even more crucial. I don’t want to meet God with any unfinished business. I want to do what He created me to do. I submit to you that the half has not been seen. He has planted so much within us. We need to press into His heart like never before and release what He has for us… its not for us… it is for somebody else..
… that Beloved is Good News
U Blessed
Have A Fabulous Day
Regina
“All Hail The King”, Shekinah Glory Ministries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwB-Q4F89RM
“Peace Be Still”, Vanessa Bell Armstrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tplMwItTtk
“He’s Preparing Me”, Daryl Coley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpJ_0IxNoUM
“Sovereign”, Wilmington Chester Mass Choir w/Daryl Coley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApCX84oDDJ8
“Restoration”, TONEX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYwrSv437WM
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Tags: death, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, peace, peace with God
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‘Persevere With The Peace-Keeper’
Written by FAVORED1 on February 3, 2009 – 10:49 am -
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Jude 1:17-24
‘Persevere With The Peace-Keeper’
Good Morning Beloved,
We’re never alone… isn’t that great. No matter where we find ourselves today. There is One who is faithful, true and strong.
Father, in the Name of Jesus bless Your child reading this today. Strengthen their resolve to do what is right. Give them wisdom, and multi-million dollar ideas. Your Word tells us that You have given us the power the gain wealth. Our prayer is that we are always sensitive to the leading of Your Holy Spirit and that we not forget You whether we are in times of hard struggle or great prosperity. We pray, that we stay on the path the leads to righteousness, and never forget that the joy of the Lord is our strength. May we also remember that when we are weak, You oh Lord are strong. Help us never to forget the treasure that You have invested in our earthen vessels. We know that greater is He that is within us, then He that is in the world. May we remind ourselves, that You are able to do exceeding, abundantly above all that we can ask or imagine, according to the power that works with us …no matter what is going on externally. You told us that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, that we can speak to the mountain, tell it to be removed into the sea and it would move. You said that nothing shall be impossible for us. Furthermore, Father, You have not given us the spirit of fear, but of love, power and of a sound mind. You said that if we keep our mind stayed on You that You would keep us in perfect peace…
…. and that dearly Beloved… is Good News!
To those who are called, Beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. [Jude 1:1]
U Blessed
Have A Fabulous Day!
Regina
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James 5:16
Deuteronomy 8:18
2 Corinthians 4:7
Ephesians 3:20
Matthew 17:20
Isaiah 26:3
“Peace Be Still”, Vanessa Bell Armstrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tplMwItTtk
“Always”, Jason Champion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EbbhI6c4Bg
“Hold On…Change Is Coming”, Sounds of Blackness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlBvVbhDpRA
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Tags: hold on, lonliness, peace with God, perserverence
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Pressing on… no looking back.
Written by FAVORED1 on January 2, 2009 – 11:40 am -
Friday, January 2, 2009
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
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But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place, unless you repent.
“Press Toward The Mark”, Saints In Praise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kKSzAUqZA4
“No Looking Back”, Damita Hadden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a__5VVFNoWw
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Tags: Good News, new beginnings, peace with God, press toward the mark
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Pride is a “trip”…
Written by FAVORED1 on November 18, 2008 – 10:33 am -
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Pride is a “trip”
Good Morning Beloved,
Ever been around a spoiled brat that drives everybody crazy. The ones who pout and cry and throw temper tantrums if they do not get their own way. The favored child who seems to always get their way from everyone, especially their doting parents. Now, I was raised as an only child, so my information comes from my friends who have siblings. The favored one may be the only girl or the only boy or the baby of the family. I can recall during my senior year in high school, I worked part-time at a day care center. One of the parents was a single mom who was very wealthy. Her son was… shall we say ‘very strong-willed’. He really liked the center and never wanted to leave. She would try to coax him to leave, to which he would simply announce flatly, “I’m gonna cry”. To which she would almost plead, “no, sweetie please don’t cry”. I would listen to this lengthy exchange and shake my head. Wherever he is today… I sure hope he grew out of that
. The favored child. I’ve seen the same attitude in the holy house of God. We are favored, however some of our brothers and sisters take it to the extreme. When our heart dips over into the pride realm, it’s time to pull back and sit down at the feet of Jesus. No one should ever look down their nose at another human being. It is by God’s grace we are what we are, and have what we have. Pride comes in sneaky forms, “hummp… they ought to be ashamed coming in here looking like that”, “my child would never behave they way Sister Church Mama’s kids act… where were they raised a zoo?“. We have probably all had similar thoughts feelings. We just need to know where they come from and deal with them. It is by God’s mercy that we are not consumed. Yes, we are special. Yes, we are blessed. Yes, we are forgiven. Yes, we are anointed. Yes, we have gifts, talents, and abilities. These very facts should make us humble because we know that it was nothing we ever did or could ever do to earn it. I have been around the theater in different capacities since 1985. I love it. However, I smile to myself everytime someone compliments me on my ‘acting’ abilities and tells me that I should be on Broadway somewhere. I’ll let you in on a secret…. if God didn’t anoint me to do what I do, it would be a hot mess. I have witnessed my performances without the flavor of God on it
… laughable. My auditions are terrible, which is probably why I haven’t done more. Believe me… I have no problem with humility in that area. I recognize that our favor is a gift of love from the Hands of our God.
….and that is truly wonderful, stupendous, awesome Good News!
U Blessed!
Have A Fabulous Day!
Regina
Tye Tribbett: “Sinking”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvK1LfBxx7g
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Tags: humility, peace with God, pride, selfishness, vanity
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